Home / 69,086.25-101,362.50

Finding the Third Proportional to 69,086.25 and 101,362.50

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 69,086.25 and 101,362.50 is: 148,717.82

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    69,086.25 : 101,362.50 = 101,362.50 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    69,086.25/101,362.50 = 101,362.50/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    69,086.25x = 101,362.50 × 101,362.50
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    69,086.25x = 10,274,356,406.25
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 10,274,356,406.25/69,086.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 148,717.82

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.47) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.